Bern vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
39
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
135K
903K

The cost of living in Bern is 154% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 743rd and 5777th ($2512 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 33rd and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Dammam

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Bern Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8345

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547